Manchester United's takeover saga continues to drag on, with the Glazers yet to make an official announcement about the future of the club more than six months after initially putting it up for sale.
Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe have long been viewed as the frontrunners to buy United and it has been suggested a decision is imminent over who the Glazers' preferred bidder will be.
A report from Qatari outlet Al-Watan, which is 50 per cent owned by Sheikh Jassim's father, claimed on Monday that his bid had been successful. However, the Press Association later revealed that those within Sheikh Jassim's camp had dismissed the report as 'pure speculation'.
